Type-writer attachment.



s. H. MAaTiN.

TYPE WRITER ATTACHMENT. APPLICATIOH HLED APR. 2,1915.

Patented 5 1111627, 1916.

SUTTON H. MARTIN, 0F BROKEN BOW, NEBRASKA.

TYPE-WRITER ATTACHMENT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 2?, 1915..

Application filed April 2, 1915. Serial No. 18,807.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Sorrow H. MAR'rIN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Broken Bow, in the county of Custer and State of Nebraska, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Type- W'riter Attachments; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in typewriter attachments, and has for its principal object to provide a device which will hold pencils and the like within easy reach of the typist or person using the typewriter.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device which is capable of being secured to typewriters of the ordinary construction without in any way changing such constructions.

A further object of the invention is to provide a novel means for holding the attachment in place on the typewriter.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a novel means for retaining the pencil in place on the attachment.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel combination and arrangement. of parts which will be fully set forth in the following specification and accompanying drawings, in which,

Figure]. is a fragmentary view of a typewriter showing my improved attachment applied thereto, Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken on line 2-2 of Fig. 1 and looking in the direction of the arrows, Fig. 3 is a' perspective view of the attachment removed, Fig. 4 is a sectional view through a mod1- 5 fied form of pencil holder, Fig. 5 is adetail perspective view of a modified orm of retaining spring.

Referring to the drawings by characters of reference, the numeral 1 designates the main body portion of the device which comprises the plate 2 having formed at one edge the flange 3. A downwardly turned flange 4k is formed at the rear edge of the flange 3 and is arranged to engage the upper portion of the lower bar of the typewriter as shown in Fig. 1. A suitable ear 5 is formed at each end of the flange 8, and these cars are apertured as at 6 to form guides for the 'U-shaped frame which will be more fully hereinafter described. The central ear 7 is struck from the body 2 and extends outwardly therefrom in a plane with the flange 3 as ,clearly illustrated. Formed at the lower edge of the plate 2 and extending outwardly from the corners thereof are the ears 8 which'are apertured as at f), and these cars cooperate with the ears 5 in forming guides for the U-shaped frame.

I The U-shaped clamping frame hereinbefore referred to is designated generally by the numeral 10, and comprises the bar 11 having its ends upturned as at 12 to form the parallel arms 13 which are surrounded by the coil springs 14. Suitable pins 15 extend through the arms near their free ends,

and these pins form abutments for the springs, while the opposite ends of the springs abut the ears 8. It will thus be seen that the bar 11 of the U-shaped clamping frame will be forced toward the lower edge of the plate so that the arm 16 will cooperate with the flange 3 in clamping the device in place. The arm 16 above mentioned is secured centrally of the bar 11 and extends rearwardly therefrom in the direction of and parallel to the flange 3. A suitable upstanding flange 17 is formed at the rear end of the arm 16 and cooperates with the flange 4 in preventing the device from becoming displaced. A suitable spring 18 is secured to the car 7 and to the arm 16 and this spring is used to retain the pencils in place.

In the modified form of the invention in place of the spring 18 there is provided the spring 20, which is provided with the humps '21 which are positioned so as to engage the pencils or pens as shown in Fig. 4:. It will thusdeeseen that the pencils may be slipped into the side and may not necessarily be placed in from the end of the device.

In order to support the pencils on the face of the plate 2 the said plate is provided with slits and the portion between the slits is struck out asat 19 to form supporting arms which will effectively cooperate with the spring 18 in holding the pencils against accidental displacement.

It will be apparent from the foregoing that in use, the flange 3 is first placed on the upper portion of the lower bar of the typewriter and. the U-shaped clamping frame 10 is then forced downwardly so as to permit the upturned flange 17 to pass beneath the lower edge of the lower bar. The

device is then slipped in place, and it will 14 will pull the U-shaped clamping bar upwardly against the lower face of the typewriter bar and firmly hold the device in place. The pencils may then he slipped in behind the spring 18 and rest in the arms 19, and it will be evident that the same Will at all times be Within easy reach of the comprising a supporting plate, supports struck from and extending outwardly from the "supporting plate, ears formed at the ends of the supporting plate, said ears being apertured, a U-shaped clamping frame,

the arms of said frame being slidable in the ears, springs surrounding the arms and arranged to force the frame toward the plate, and a clamp carried by the plate and co operating with the clamping frame in holding the device in place.

2'. A device of the character described comprising a supporting plate, supports carried by the supporting plate, a clamp at one edge of the supporting plate, a U-shaped: clamping frame, sprlng means to force the U-shaped clamping frameand plate toward each other, and a spring extending across the face of the plate to prevent accidental displacement of articles on the supports.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

SUTTON H. MARTjiN.

' Witnesses:

R. E. THOMPSON, R. S. Kons. 

